In Criminal Miscellaneous No.40221 of 2013, the Patna High Court rejected the petitioner's application for anticipatory bail under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act despite the offence being from 2008.
Prayer for anticipatory bail rejected; petitioner directed to surrender and seek regular bail.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40221 of 2013
====================================================== Manoj Kumar Singh, Son Of Devendra Kumar Singh @ Devendra Prasad Singh, resident of village-Saraiya, P.S.-Chauthan, District-Khagaria .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binod Kumar Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. C. Sen Pd. Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2 24-01-2014 Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the State. The Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in a case instituted for the offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Considering that even though the case is of the year 2008 and the Petitioner is named therein and he has filed application for anticipatory bail four years later, this Court is not inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to him. The prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. The Petitioner is directed to immediately surrender before the Court below and make prayer for regular bail.
(Anjana Prakash, J)
S.Ali/-
1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail can be granted in a case where the application is filed four years after the incident
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Manoj Kumar Singh
The State of Bihar
Anjana Prakash
As recorded by the court registry
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